PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SELECTED HERBS EMPLOYED IN HISPANIC FOLK MEDICINE IN THE SAN LUIS VALLEY OF COLORADO, USA .1. LIGUSTICUM-PORTERI (OSHA) AND MATRICARIA-CHAMOMILLA (MANZANILLA)

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APPELT, GD [1 ]
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[1] UNIV COLORADO, SCH PHARM, BOULDER, CO 80309 USA
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10.1016/0378-8741(85)90061-3
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Interviews with Hispanic families in the San Luis Valley of Colorado delineated several medicinal herbs that are popular in Hispanic folk medicine, including L. porteri (osha) and M. chamomilla (manzanilla). A search of the scientific literature reveals that related species of Ligusticum and M. chamomilla contain compounds that possess significant pharmacologic activity. This combined information is now being used as a basis for further investigation at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy in an effort to detect pharmacologic activity in osha and manzanilla preparations.
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